I should be working on fixing up chapter 8 of My Baka Gaidin or even do
another chapter of Magic! (Though wasn't really expecting people to like
it) But this idea just hounded me.
It's a little rough, as I just finished writing it up, on one day I
might add.
If anyone reads onward, please C&C and all that.
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Characters were taken from Rumiko Takahashi for her Ranma1/2 series.
All such characters and the setting are the property of Takahashi-sama.
I do not in anyway own it.
In Search for a Hero
*thoughts*
Chapter1
Tentacles few out from a blubbery gray mass of goo that resided
on top of a platform. It wasn't human or anything resembling that of a
humanoid. Anyone with enough common sense or lack thereof would call
it a monster. That was why there was a responding loud, high-pitched,
scream accompanied by the existence of such a creature.
"Eeek!"
In a shimmering white dazzling display of lights the creature of
goo slowly faded as well as its attached tentacles. The lights then
slowly died down leaving the platform free of monsters.
The door of the room with which the platform resided in slowly
opened up to reveal a pretty young woman with a crisp white apron
with delicate frills. She was holding a spotless silver tray that held
up a
cup of hot liquid.
"Oh my! Is something wrong Mio?"
"Yea, this time I received one of the uglier ones. Uggh, I mean it
was just disgusting! It was all gooey and it even had tentacles, ick!"
The response was from another woman that stood next to a
stone pedestal. Both of the two women in the room could better be
described as cute girls as they both looked to be of teenage years
based on human physiology. The one with the tray was the shorter of
the two, but not by much; it was an almost unnoticeable difference.
Her light brown hair was also an almost unnoticeably shorter then the
light blue hair girl next to the pedestal. The most noticeable of the
two
was the clothing. The blue haired girl called Mio was dressed in a
lavish
blue dress of great quality with frills and embroidery, complete with an
array of jewelry and makeup while the other girl was in a plain, but
respectable dress and apron.
"That must have been really bad, maybe you should stop for
today. I'm sure you'll get better luck tomorrow."
"It's always the same Bell, it's always been monsters. Why can't I
ever get a break."
Bell looked at Mio with concern. "It's not that bad sis, not all of
your tries were monsters. Remember that guy with the wooden sword?
He was fairly handsome and could have been a hero."
Mio gave her sisters a loud snort. "I would put him even worse
then the monster I just tried. He wouldn't stop talking and kept
sprouting out bad poetry. I couldn't of sent him back fast enough. I
definitely don't need a hero like that."
Bell sighed in defeat to cheer her sister up, "I guess you're right,
but you'll find a hero sooner or later�" Brightening up, she held out
the tray. "I brought you some tea."
"Thanks Bell, This is my only chance, and I'm not going to give
up," declared Mio with a renewed determination. She Picked up the
delicate porcelain cup and gulped it down. Too bad she failed to hear
her sister's warning.
"Becareful Mio, it's still ho�" It was too late�
"Yowww! Hot! Hot! Hot!"
Mio flung her arms wildly and was in all sense unable to get any
body part under control at all. The result was a lot of screaming and
hands slamming onto the pedestal. It's always a bad thing when
someone does that.
The platform which previously held the gooey tentacle monster,
again gave the dazzling lights display. Slowly an image began to form
and solidified. After the image became solid the light display dimmed
signifying the completion of another unwanted operation.
"What, what, what?" the now third girl, spouted in confusion,
obviously having no knowledge of what happened. Franticly she spun her
head around to scan the room and the platform to figure out what had
happen. "Where am I? Where's the water? What happened to the pond?"
The other two girls in the room could only stare at the newly arrived
third girl motionless, rather then answer the mass assault of
questions.
The new girl, with fiery red hair and a cute pigtail drenched in
soaked clothes, finally recognized that she was not alone. With the
initial shock gone, she asked in a much calmer voice, "Who are you?"
Bell gave a friendly smile in response, "Hello there, I'm Bell."
"Err, hi, I'm Ranma. Where am I?"
Before Bell could respond, Mio regained her composure and spoke
before Bell could. "It doesn't matter, I'll send you back in a moment,
this was all a mistake."
Ranma just shrugged, "Ok, then, no harm done. When I get back
I'm going to pound pop for throwing me into the pond."
A few moments later�
"Oi, how much longer? I really want to pound pop right now."
Mio dropped her head in embarrassment. "It-t-t's not working�
Something is wrong, I can't seem to activate the magic circle�"
"Oh my!" exclaimed Bell.
"Great, just my luck�" muttered Ranma.
"I guess you'll be staying a while Ranma. Don't worry, I'm sure Mio
will fix it soon," Bell said trying to comfort Ranma. "We should get you
out of those soaked clothes too, you might catch a cold like that."
Ranma looked down on her thoroughly soaked shirt and pants and
sighed. "Just my luck, I could of at least been sent here before I hit
the
pond, but noo--I had to hit the water first," shifting her glazed from
Bell to Mio, Ranma noticed something was wrong. "What's wrong? You
look kind of down."
"Gone�gone�my only hope gone�" moaned a sorely depressed
Mio.
"She's just a little depressed right now, Mio will be fine,"
commented Bell. "Come on sister, why don't we help Ranma-chan here
with some dry clothes."
Ranma cautiously followed behind Bell while looking back every so
often at Mio who hung her head in depression mumbling something in
the category of all hope lost. *Sheesh she can match Ryouga on the
depression scale. Hate to see her pull a shi shi hodan*
"Are you sure she's alright?" Ranma asked not fully believing
Bell's words.
"Mio becomes like this sometimes. She's strong though, she'll get
over it." Ranma nodded in defeat, but still not fully believing.
< OH MY! >
"What?! These are all dresses! I can't wear this!?" exclaimed a
fuming Ranma.
"Oh my! If you don't like them maybe Mio can lend you some more
well made dresses," replied a sincere Bell.
"Huh, what? Oh sure, I don't need them anymore anyway� All my
hopes gone�" muttered a still depressed Mio who still hung her head
down in defeat and hopelessness.
Ranma looked at Mio's clothing. The image of her in place of Mio in
a glamorous dress and jewelry complete with make up filled her mind
and sent shivers up her spine. "Ick, no, anything but that. Don't you
have any guy clothes? Something with pants at least?"
Bell looked at Ranma a little strangely. Mio was still muttering her
familiar chant of hopelessness. "Well I'm not absolutely sure, but I
don't
think we have anything of that sort. Maybe I can sew you up some, but
we should get you out of those wet clothes, before you catch a cold."
Giving Ranma the pleading, but sincere look that we all know and love
Bell asked, "Could you change for a short time? It shouldn't take long
for the clothes to dry."
Ranma sighed and closed her eye in deep thought.
*I can't disappoint the girl, but then I don't want to wear the girly
clothes either. It's not that bad when I have a reason, but this is just
pointless. I won't get a cold anyway. Heh they probably think I'm all
weird and junk, thinking I'm a girl. A girl that wants to dress up as a
guy. I should tell them, they're pretty nice, Bell anyway. What's up
with
Mio anyway? It's like Ryouga in a dress�maybe that's going too far.
It's shameful, but I should tell them. If Bell or Mio thinks I should
get a
bath, and then walk in�* That decided it for Ranma. Reliving a past
memory can do that to a person.
Opening her eyes, finally having decided to tell the truth, "Umm
Look Bell. I know it sounds kind of weird but I'm really a guy. I'm
pretty
tough, I don't might being wet for a bit, heck I'm used to it. I won't
catch a cold or anything, just give me a bit of time and I'll be fine."
Ranma did not expect the response to the truth. Shock he
expected, screaming, he'd prepared for that too, even a yell of "Die
Ranma" followed by a mallet wasn't that far fetched. What did happen
was Mio face peering up at him, centimeters away from his face.
"Gah!" yelped a surprised Ranma.
"Really?! You're really a guy?!" Mio then rapidly began looking at him
from many different angles appraising a frightened Ranma in
excitement. "Well you are pretty cute, a little short, but are you
really
a man?" She expressed her question further by lightly poking at
Ranma's breast. "It really doesn't look like it."
Taken back Ranma slowly replied, "Umm yea� I'm really a guy, but
right now I'm umm cursed�I can show you, just get me some hot
water."
Mio and Bell looked at each other questioningly.
< OH MY! >
"Wow! You really are a man!" exclaimed a now excited Mio.
"How nice!" commented Bell.
"Umm yea, it's just a curse I got. Cold water turns me into a girl
and hot water turns me back. One of these days I'll get it cur--umm
what are you doing?"
Mio was again appraising him in different angles, but this time
also feeling his chest, biceps, and such. It was giving Ranma a very
weird feeling of sinking familiarly. "Good body, a little younger then I
expected, but still good, cute face, yes! Finally my prayers have been
answered!"
"Huh?" replied a dumbfounded Ranma.
"Ne, ne, tell me, can you fight? Are you a hero?" asked the now
excited Mio.
Ranma was still in mild shock, "Umm�" drawing up his senses
together, "of course I can fight, I'm the heir to the Anything goes
Martial arts! I'm the best there is!" The old confident Ranma we all
know
and love finally shows itself.
"Really!? Great! Now you can prove yourself by beating the
dragon! I've been waiting for you all my life. Finally the day has come,
I've been searching for you for so long," rambled on Mio. "Bell quickly,
get the best armor and weapons for our Hero!"
"I'll get right on it sister," said the ever cheerful Bell.
A still flabbergast Ranma said nothing.
< OH MY! >
"Hurry this way, my Hero!"
"Hey, slow down, I can't see anything in this stupid helmet!"
Mio pulled a stumbling suit of armor holding a sword which was
obviously Ranma into the clearing with a small castle seen behind them.
"Go get that dragon my Hero!" shouted Mio.
"Good luck Ranma-kun!" shouted Bell encouragingly along with Mio.
"What!?" replied Ranma. "I can't see a thing and I can barely move
in this dumb thing!"
A strong rumbling was heard, followed by another. Ranma sweat
dropped inside the armor. He knew enough something was not right.
Trying franticly Ranma finally managed to pull up the visor of his metal
helmet to get a better look at what was going on. He noticed a large
shadow has rested on him. It was a big dragon, and it did not look
happy.
"Why me�" muttered a flabbergasted Ranma in the suit of
armor.
"Kick that dragon's behind, my Hero!" Ranma sighed at the Mio's
encouraging comment.
The mentioned dragon replied by swinging a big deadly claw at
Ranma. With much problem our reluctant hero managed to dodge the
attack and move back only to fall down.
"So, this is the hero�" intoned the dragon. "Let's see how well
you fair human." With that it renewed its attack with more frequent
swings of its deadly claws. Ranma franticly dodged them stumbling
every so often.
"He's not doing so good Mio, was it wise to rush him so soon to
fight the dragon. Maybe he was hungry and wanted to eat first" spoke
Bell.
"He's the Hero. I know he is. Ranma's the one I've been for waiting
for so long. He'll win. You'll see," assured Mio.
Ranma was still in no position to win, still franticly dodging.
*Damn this armor is impossible to move in!*
"Pathetic, human. Though you manage to dodge my claws has
some redemption, you will die," intoned the dragon. With a big huff it
breathed its trademark fire onto poor Ranma.
"Youch! That's hot!" Ranma ran for his life and somehow managed
to live through the fire from the dragon. It was not however a total
evasion as the scorched armor on Ranma pointed out. At least the
clothes were no longer wet.
By this time Ranma had enough. Swinging his sword, Ranma threw
it at the Dragon. It had hit the dragon's claw while it was attempting
to
block the air born weapon, but it still hit. In response the dragon
roared
in pain and anger.
This also gave our hero enough time to take off the pesky suit of
armor. Though it was still a struggle to get the damn thing off.
"K--this time it's for real." Spoke out Ranma, now unhindered, in a
confindent voice.
"Die human." The dragon also now recovered took a great huff
and breath out another stream of fire. Only this time Ranma wasn't
where it had aim. He easily leaped out of the way. The dragon tried
again, and came to the same result.
Ranma laughed with glee. "Ha! What happen dragu-chan, too fast
for ya?" The dragon roared and swung at him with its claws. The
results were not any better.
"Time to get serious," commented Ranma. On the next leap,
Ranma changed into attack mode heading directly at the unprepared
dragon's head. A devastating kick landed as it roared in agony. The
dragon replied by trying to swat Ranma only to slap itself on the face.
Roaring in pain it stumbled back and fell onto the ground. Trying
to get up, it was too late as Ranma was upon it. He gave another well
placed kick to the head and the dragon had been defeated.
"Hey, that was easier then I thought," commented Ranma.
Mio by this time came running up to him and gave him a fierce
hug. "You did it my Hero, I knew you would!" said a happy Mio.
"That was great Ranma-kun, let's go home and celebrate!"
cheered an also cheerful Bell.
"Umm sure�" muttered a dumbfounded Ranma.
< OH MY! >
Ranma could smell wonderful cooking the moment they went back
to the castle to celebrate. "Wow that smell great! When do we eat?"
"In just a moment Ranma-kun, I'll serve it up," replied Bell.
Ranma looked at Mio still latched onto him. That gave him
memories. "Umm could you get off me, Mio.."
"Of course my Hero�" responded Mio a little half heartedly.
"Say I've been wondering, why do you want me to beat that
dragon up anyway?"
"So we can get marry!" replied an excited Mio.
"What!!"
"Bu-bu-butt--" Ranma stuttered uncontrollably.
"The food is ready!" Bell called from the other room.
"Be right there sis!" called Mio.
The door opened. "Hello?" a new voice piped in. It was a definite
female voice.
"Who are you?" replied Mio.
"I'm Ria. Is the Hero who defeated the dragon here?" The girl
that spoke was dressed in a deep green dress that matched her long
green hair. She was at about the same age as Mio, and for that matter,
Ranma, and Bell. The thing that caught her eyes were her deep red
eyes that seem to sparkle in an unnatural way.
"What do you want with my Hero?" spoke Mio with a now
suspicious edge in her tone.
"Why, to marry him of course." replied Ria casually.
"What!" shouted Mio and this time mirrored by Ranma.
"The only one marrying Ranma is me! What claim could you have
with him!?" refuted a now outraged Mio.
"Because he defeated me. By law, I can only marry if I am
defeated by a hero. He defeated me and how I am to be his bride."
"Wait�defeated you�that means� you're the dragon?" choked
out Mio.
"Yes."
"Grr�Ranma won't accept a dragon by the likes of you, right my
Hero?" There was no response. "Ranma?" Mio looked back and Ranma
wasn't there. "Ranma!?"
Mio looked in the other room, and Ranma was there, eating with
her sister Bell.
"Mmm, this is great Bell! You're really a great cook!"
Bell for the first time blush and replied meekly, "Thank you
Ranma."
Ranma gobbled the food down like there was no tomorrow, which
was probably to him, very likely.
*This is not happening, this is not happening� Why me? Even
being sent to kami knows where, it's the same thing. The foods
good, at least. Why me�*
Author's babble:
This idea in truth came to me in a half asleep dream yesterday. It kept
hounding me the whole way, I just had to write it. It might be buggy but
it's short. I wrote it all in the span of hours. Comments are wanted as
I don't know if I should continue it or for that matter much of where to
go from here.
~Kuku